Branded fast food is a $30bn per year industry in Australia and growing 5% annually. Increasingly, communities across the country are mobilising to stop its further expansion because they understand its harmful health and environmental impacts. Many local governments stand with community opposition, but the planning framework is heavily stacked in the industry’s favour. When...
Great ideas have the power to create meaningful change, but turning them into something sustainable can be one of the biggest challenges. In the food systems sector, many of us are reliant on the cyclical nature of grants and philanthropy funding... but what if you could make your organisation, product, or service financially sustainable? Whether...
The Local Government Food Systems Network brings together council staff working across wellbeing, health, environment, community development, food security and more. Our focus is on sharing our respective food system work, learning from specialists and identifying areas for collective action. The Local Government Networking Forum is our regular time to build connections with each other,...
The Federal government has embarked on the process to create a National Food Security Strategy, Feeding Australia. This opens a vital window for local governments, community food organisations, citizens and stakeholders from across the food system to come together to hear from each other, discuss the key issues, identify key shared needs and priorities, and...